Fitzpatrick to Turn One Racing

[DeeDee]

For the past three seasons Canada's J.R. Fitzpatrick has been knocking on the door of NASCAR's top three series looking for a full-time job. Now it appears someone has opened one of those doors for the 23-year-old from Cambridge, Ont. Fitzpatrick is expected to announce this week he has a full season deal to race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in the #60 for the Stacey Compton-owned Turn One Racing team. The final terms of the contract are still being locked down but a source close to the talks said Tuesday there are just some minor points to be worked out before Fitzpatrick signs on the dotted line. The proposed contract also has a provision for Fitzpatrick to run at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup race  at Watkins Glen  in a Chevrolet prepared by Turn One Racing. Fitzpatrick, who became the youngest ever Canadian national stock car racing champion when he won the CASCAR Super Series title in 2008 at 18, is also expected to compete in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series this season in the #84 Fitzpatrick Motorsports Chevrolet(TorontoSun.com (http://www.torontosun.com/2012/02/14/canadas-jr-headed-to-nascar))(2-14-2012)

[DeeDee]

Turn One Racing has officially announced today that the 2006 CASCAR Super Series Champion JR Fitzpatrick has been named driver of the #60 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Fitzpatrick replaces Cole Whitt, who finished ninth in the series standings last year and has since moved on to compete full-time at JR Motorsports. The 23 year-old native of Cambridge , Ontario was the youngest driver to ever win the CASCAR Super Series Championship; an accomplishment he achieved at the age of 18 after recording one win, five podium finishes and two pole awards. Since then, the young Canadian has accumulated 14 career starts in both the NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series'. His best finish overall came in the 2009 NextEra Energy Resources 250 Truck Series race at Daytona, where he finished fourth after leading 17 laps in his debut at a restrictor plate track.(Turn One Racing PR (http://www.turn1racing.com/))(2-15-2012)

[98nascartruck]

Since I Live near Cambridge,Ontario, Canada and been following J.R for years in CASCAR or now Canadian Tire NASCAR series and he be being a past champion in that series. he had been doing some racing in the states for other team in a part time thing and has been getting some real results on trucks and nationwide. hearing J.R . will race full time in truck series was great to hear and wish him well in the truck series!!!!